‘If he comes in and says “listen I’ll hold my hands up I do want to leave, I’ve not been allowed to but you will still get 100% commitment from me and you’ll still see that day in day out” then you respect that and say “yeah, you’re still with us” and you continue until the day you leave this club.

‘If there is any negativity or you think that he’s giving anything less than 100%, the players will sniff it and they will wean that guy out.’

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